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Older Australians to benefit from Budget’s employment and super reforms; consultation needed on support payments, retirement income

NOTE THAT COTA HAS PUBLISHED A SEPARATE EXTENSIVE MEDIA RELEASE ON THE AGED CARE REFORM PACKAGE “RESPECT, CARE, DIGNITY” HERE Older Australians will benefit from several measures in the Federal Budget aimed at increasing workforce participation and fixing retirement incomes, Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia says, but support for vulnerable groups like renters is […]

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MEDIA RELEASE: JobKeeper and JobSeeker announcement welcomed, but reintroduction of the Liquid Assets Waiting Period must be dropped, and Rent Assistance raised

The extension of the JobKeeper scheme and the continued additional support for people on JobSeeker have been welcomed by Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia as essential support for mature age workers thrown into unemployment or at risk of it due to COVID-19. However, the peak body for older Australians is calling on the Government

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